The Mind of the Universe

Dr Francisco Diego

(fd at star.ucl.ac.uk)

Born in Mexico City, where he got his first degree in Mechanical Engineering. His career in Astronomy started at the Sociedad Astronomica de Mexico and the Planetario Luis E. Erro. He worked for several years at the Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM and then came to University College London where he got a PhD in Astronomy. Currently he is a Senior Teaching Fellow at
the Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCL, vice
president of the UK Association for Astronomy Education and a fellow of
the Royal Astronomical Society. He is a keen populariser of natural sciences
and extensive experience as a planetarium producer/presenter,
lecturer, author and broadcaster.